ML20217B088
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| Issue date: | 04/15/1998 |
| From: | Thompson H NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Brown S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY |
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R dirtion Advisory Committro of the EPA Science Advisory Board R2C2 Risks of Radiation and Chemical Compounds 4700 Grass Valley Road Oakland, CA 94605
Dear Dr. Brown:
I am responding to your request to Cynthia G. Jones, of my staff, during the March 3,1998, l
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Radiation Advisory l
Committee (RAC) public meeting. Specifically, the RAC wished to leam more about the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) concerns regarding EPA Federal Guidance Report J
No.13, Health Risks from Low-LevelEnvironmental Exposure to Radionuclides (FGR43). At
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that meeting, you indicated that when the next RAC meeting is held on May 7-81998, the RAC l
would appreciate a more detailed briefing from NRC on its specific technical concerns with this report. NRC is pleased to accept your offer to participate, at your next meeting, to brief the RAC as the members discuss the technical merits of FGR 13.
We are encouraged that EPA considered two of the NRC's recommendations - to forward FGR 13 to the RAC for a formal review, and to issue it for public review and comment. NRC continues to believe that scientific reviewers should have the benefit of understanding the range of viewpoints and issues which constitute the apparent differences of opinion. In this rqard, l
we are enclosing copies of our previous correspondence to EPA on this subject, dated l
February 4 and 6,1998, in the hopes that this information will assist the RAC's Federal l
Guidance Review Subcommittee in its deliberations on this issue.
l We hope that there will be a mutual resolution of concems regarding this jointly funded and sponsored document and recommend that the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards be used to coordinate and address comments that are received by the end of 1
June 1998. Please contact Cynthia G. Jones, of my staff, at 301-415-7853, or e-mail cgj@nrc. gov, to coordinate our attendance at the May 1998 meeting.
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Sincerely'nal S.igned by Origi
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Dr. St2phrn L. Brown, Chair Radiation Advisory Committcs of tha EPA Science Advisory f3oard i
R2C2 Risks of Radiation and Chemical Compounds 4700 Grass Valley Road Oakland, CA 94605
Dear Dr. Brown:
I am responding to your request to Cynthia G. Jones, of my staff, during the March 3,1998, l
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) public meeting. Specifically, the RAC wished to learn more about the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) concerns regarding EPA Federal Guidance Report t
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No.13, Health Risks from Low-Level Environmental &posure to Radionuclides (FGR-13). At j
that meeting, you indicated that when the next RAC meeting is held on May 7-81998, the RAC l
would appreciate a more detailed briefing from NRC on its specific technical concerns with this report. NRC is pleased to accept your offer to participate, at your next meeting, to brief the L
RAC as the members discuss the technical merits of FGR 13.
We are encouraged that EPA considered two of the NRC's recommendations -- to forward FGR 13 to the RAC for a formal review, and to issue it for public review and comment. NRC continues to believe that scientific reviewers should have the benefit of understanding the range l
of viewpoints and issues which constitute the apparent differences of opinion. In this regard, we are attaching copies of our previous correspondence to EPA on this subject, dated l
February 4 and 6,1998, in the hopes that this information will assist the RAC's Federal
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j Guidance Review Subcommittee in its deliberations on this issac.
We hope that there will be a mutual resolution of concerns regard lng this jointly funded and sponsored document and recommend that the Interagency feteering Committee on Radiation
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i Standards be used to coordinate and address comments that are received by the end of l
June 1998. Please contact Cynthia G. Jones, of my staff, at 301-415-7853, or e-mail 4
cgj@nrc. gov, to coordinate our attendance at the May 1998 mseting.
l Sincerely, l
Hugh L. Thompson, Jr.
Deputy Executive Director l
for Regulatory Programs j
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l l, Mr. Richird Wilson l
Acting AssistInt Administrator-i far Air and Ridi tion U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 401 M. Street, S.Wl 935 West Tower (M6101)
Washington, D.C. 20460
Dear Mr. Wilson:
l l am writing in response to your letter of March 10,1998, regarding the Environmental l
Protection Agency's (EPA's) Federal Guidance Report No.13, Health Risks from to evel Environmental Exposure to Radionuclides (FGR-13).
We are encouraged that EPA considered two of the Nuclear Regulatory Co mission's (NRC's) recommendations to forward FGR 13 to EPA's Science Advisory Board AB) for a formal i
i review, as well as to issue it for public for review and comment. How er, at the public meeting l
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of EPA's SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) on March 3,1 8, iri which the RAC received an EPA staff briefing of FGR 13, it became apparent t the RAC was not yet aware of NRC's letters to you dated February 4 and 6,1998, which r. sed NRC's technical concems j
with FGR 13. At the conclusion of the EPA staff briefing, o of the RAC Committee members 4
l asked if NRC may have concerns with FGR 13. As a re of this question, the NRC staff member in attendance was asked by the RAC Chair t riefly summarized NRC's concerns.
At the conclusion of NRC's briefing, the RAC Cha' ' an indicated that when its next i
subcommittee meeting on FGR 13 is held on M 7-81998, they would appreciate a more l
detailed briefing from NRC on its specific tec ical concerns with this report. Consequently, enclosed please find a letter that is concurr tly being sent to Dr. Stephen Brown, RAC Chair, p
confirming NRC's offer to brief the RAC'a they discuss the technical merits of FGR 13.
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NRC continues to believe that in.this oblematic area, where there are differences of opinion regarding both science and policy, ientific reviewers can only benefit by understanding the range of viewpoints and issues.
e again request that our technical and policy concerns be included with your announcem t in the Federal Reaister of Interim FGR 13 availability, as well as on EPA's web site, the la r request of which you have already confirmed in your March 10, 1998, letter.
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We hope that there will be a mutual resolution of concerns regarding this jointly-funded and sponsored docurnent and recommend that we use the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) to coordinate and address public comments that are received by the end of the comment period.
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Sincerely,
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Hugh L. Thompson, Jr.
Deputy Executive Director fo-
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Enclosure:
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We hope that we can mutally resolve concerns regarding this j tly funded and sponsored document and recommend that we use the Interagency Stee ~ g Committee on Radiation Standards to coordinate and address public comments tha re received by the end of the comment period.
Sincerel,
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Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Programs
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j We hope that we can mutally resolve concerns regarding this jointly funded and sponsoJed document and recommend that we use the Interagency Steering Committee on Radi tion 9
Standards to coordinate and address public comments that are received by the end6f the comment period.
Sincerely, Hugh L Thompson r.
- Deputy Executive irector for Regulatory rograms
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